Food/Nutrition Bloopers from Restaurants,
Food Companies, Web sites and News Media
The following are actual quotes or observations (the latest entries are at the top). Click for our comments. Some of these errors/misinformation have been subsequently corrected by their source and some have not.
Generic Sodium Data for Ham in Recipe
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- Created on 02, June, 2011
A health reporter touts a recipe for honey-glazed ham, saying it has only 580 mg sodium per serving.
Incorrect Nutrition Data for Restaurant Salad Online
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- Created on 02, May, 2011
A restaurant trade magazine reviewing restaurant nutrition calculators quotes a consumer saying a restaurant salad was not a good/balanced choice according to data she saw online.
Wrong Nutrition for Cupcake Recipe on Diet Web Site
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- Created on 01, April, 2011
A vegan cupcake recipe posted on a diet/fitness site shows 72 calories, 1.54 g fat, etc. per cupcake.
"Fat-Fighting" Dessert with Impossible Nutrition Data
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- Created on 01, March, 2011
A restaurant dessert is declared best in its category for “fighting fat.”
Coconut Chip Called "Low in Fat"
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- Created on 01, February, 2011
An award-winning coconut chip is described on a food industry Web site as “low fat.”
Fruit Bar with Unsupported Antioxidant Claims
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- Created on 01, January, 2011
A dried fruit and nut bar has the word “antioxidant” on the front label. The nutrition panel shows 0% DV for vitamins A and C.
Antioxidant Boost from Hot Pepper Spices?
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- Created on 01, December, 2010
Web sites and food/nutrition blogs claim that cooking with cayenne and other hot pepper spices will give an “antioxidant boost.”
Dietitian Touts Brain-Building Foods
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- Created on 01, November, 2010
A dietitian interviewed by a medical news reporter touts brain-building foods.
Too Much Fiber?
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- Created on 01, October, 2010
A nutrition “expert” (RD) evaluates the nutrition data of a fast food dish for a newspaper article and declares the 65-115 g fiber to be too much.
USDA Approval of Nutrition Labels?
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- Created on 01, September, 2010
A nutrition analysis company says it provides “USDA-approved nutrition labels.”
High Omega-3 Fatty Acid Hot Dog
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- Created on 01, August, 2010
A hot dog made from grass-fed beef is advertised as high in omega-3 fatty acids.
"Superfruit" Preserve
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- Created on 01, July, 2010
An RD (dietitian) rates a “superfruit” preserve in a cooking magazine as a best new food for nutrition and taste.
10 Calorie Greek Salad
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- Created on 01, June, 2010
A restaurant nutrition app and Web site shows 10 calories for a Greek Salad.